New Blog! 📣 There isn't much room for fungi in the fossil record, yet here Isabelle Pola discusses the discovery of one of the oldest ever found! From Cretaceous period sedimentary rock, these fossils help to reshape our understanding of how modern ecosystems developed. buff.ly/3hp1vOd 🧪

In Early Cretaceous Forests: There's Mushroom for Fossils

Discover the latest news from The Linnean Society of London.

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😍 Great to see some lichen love from April Windle of the @britishlichensociety.org.uk, plus our own Bill Bealey explaining how our LicheN app is used for measuring sensitivity to nitrogen pollution Featured on BBC News ⤵️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🧪

How lichen hold the secret to a breath of fresh air

An app uses lichen to help monitor air quality in places like the New Forest.

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Publishing, reading and reviewing papers in BMS #journals helps support and promote fungal biology #research, #education, recording and #conservation. Find out how to access the journals, or how to submit your #mycology research or field studies here: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/publications...

🚨NEW WEBINAR🚨 Join this webinar in celebration of the @reversethered.bsky.social day. @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social member @huzefaraj.bsky.social will present about a newly identified genus of freshwater ascomycete fungus. Other 2 exciting talks lined up. Registration: tinyurl.com/yja95rmv

Great #biodiversity messages in packed meeting: don't forget the funga! #FungalConservationPledge

Are you a researcher translating fungal science into real conservation action? 📣 Call for abstracts now open 📍14–17 April 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden 🔗 Apply: www.slu.se/en/fce2026/ ⏰ Deadline: 25 Feb 2026

Fungal Conservation in Europe: Evidence to Action

We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming meeting: Fungal Conservation in Europe: Evidence to Action which will take place in Uppsala, Sweden 14-17 April 2026.

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This incredibly cool new research shows that the first really big large organism on land was not a giant fungus, as many gave hypothesized. It was so chemically different from fungi that the authors propose "this enigmatic organism is best assigned to an entirely extinct eukaryotic lineage."

Laura Cooper@transitionalform.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below! Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage

New ms on BioRxiv by Ronold et al: Long-term shift in community composition of deadwood fungi after clear-cutting www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn

Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt

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In this review in Fungal Ecology, Håvard Kauserud (@drhyfe.bsky.social) argues that while the ITS region is by far the best DNA (meta)barcoding marker for fungi, we should not use it naively or simplistically doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

Don't miss this chance to learn about Joint Species Distribution Modeling from Dr. Otso Ovaskainen! 🟠 foundations of JSDM 🟠 applications to fungal ecology 🟠 demo in R 🟠 questions Brought to you by #GEOBON and #MoSTFun ( #BiodivMon #Biodiversa+) @mostfun.bsky.social @geobon.org @biodiversa.eu

MoSTFun@mostfun.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🚨NEW WEBINAR🚨 Want to know more about Joint Species Distribution Modelling (JSDM)? Then don't miss our next webinar co-organized by #MoSTFun and @geobon.org "An introduction to Joint Species Distribution Modelling". 🕰️ 19 January 2026 at 18:00 CET ✍ Registration: mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New paper! Here we present the history, geographical distribution, and structure of organizations in #mycology across #Europe, as well as their activities—including journals, magazines, meetings, educational initiatives, and #citizenscience projects. doi.org/10.1007/s105... #FunDive

Want to learn more about lichens in 2026 (and why wouldn't you??) Scottish Lichens are running a series of distance learning courses. The first is lichens on trees

Lichens on Trees

Have you ever taken a closer look at the wide range of lichens that grow on the trunks, branches and twigs of trees, and wanted to learn more about what these lichens actually are and why they have…

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Our @bes-cascade.bsky.social survey of ecologists asked which socio-political changes might be most effective in the biodiversity & climate crises Broad-scale transformative changes were most selected Biodiversity or carbon credits, use of AI, & de-extinction were each selected in <1% of responses

Our 2026 field mycology events include a workshop for beginners to build knowledge & develop skills, and practical field meetings for those more experienced in fungus recording. Find all BMS events here: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/events.html

Job opportunity with the BMS: Events Officer. Part-time, flexible hours, home based. Covering conferences, training workshops, field meetings & outreach events. Working closely with staff & volunteers. Deadline: Friday 12 December 2025 Details: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/vacancies.html

📣Exciting mycorrhizal fungi Postdoc and PhDs on the RECONNECT project with my buddy Hannah Griffith at Bristol University cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...

Reconnecting underground networks to maximise the flow and storage of carbon in forest soils | RECONNECT | Project | Fact Sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Commission

In order to maximise the potential for habitat restoration initiatives to mitigate our grandest environmental challenges, we urgently need to understand how differing approaches to forest creation aff...

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Do you record fungi? If so, please fill in this short Fungus Recorder Online Survey (closes on 30th November)... www.linkedin.com/posts/keiron...

Fungus Recorder Online Survey | Keiron Derek Brown

Do you record fungi? If so, please fill in our short Fungus Recorder Online Survey (closes on 30th November). The survey is open nationwide and invites everyone involved in fungi recording to share t...

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@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social raising a great question of government

Natalie Bennett@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We need a clear plan to meet the International Fungal Conservation Pledge. Fungi are essential to healthy soils and ecosystems — they cannot remain invisible in policy. #Biodiversity #NatureRecovery | @spun.earth

Want to learn about #AquaticFungi? Don’t be shy—jump right in. Check out these fantastic first results from Peter—member of the online #AquaticHyphomycete group 🥳 @funaction.bsky.social @fayrnhawk.bsky.social @peterbraubach.bsky.social

Peter Braubach@peterbraubach.bsky.social · 9mo ago

My first #AquaticHyphomycetes sample. Lots of photos, no idea about the species yet 😅.

We are delighted to let you know that your Plants, People, Planet article 'Demystifying Fungal Systematics: A Gateway to Fungal Literacy and Societal/Ecological Relevance Through Familiar Species' has been published on Early View. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Demystifying fungal systematics: A gateway to fungal literacy and societal/ecological relevance through familiar species

Fungal systematics can feel overwhelming given the vast species diversity within this kingdom, with numerous subgroups at every taxonomic rank. This often creates a disconnect between the undertsnidn...

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Wood-decay fungi play crucial roles in global carbon cycling. In #FungalEcology, Fukasawa & Kimura show how heat stress changes the competitive balance between brown rot & white rot fungi, highlighting how warming could alter fungal community dynamics > www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The British Mycological Society are surveying all fungi recorders as part of a review on how they share their data. It would be great if anyone who records fungi could complete it (you don't have to be a prolific fungi recorder or BMS member to take part). docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Fungus Recorder Online Survey

This survey is being conducted by the Biological Recording Company on behalf of the British Mycological Society. The survey does not collect any personal or identifying information, ensuring that al...

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🍄 Of the roughly 1,300 species of fungi on the IUCN Red List, more than 400 are at risk of extinction. Threats include agricultural expansion, climate change and deforestation. Read more from @mongabay.com :

Nearly one-third of fungi on IUCN Red List are threatened with extinction

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently updated its Red List of Threatened Species to include an additional 482 fungi, bringing the total to roughly 1,300 species of…

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🍄 Opportunity alert! Natural England are looking for a UK-based collaborator to support analytics for a Fungal Red List for Great Britain. Tasks include bias assessment, Frescalo modelling, AOO/EOO, and data presentation (Shiny or Excel). 📩 Get in touch: Matthew.Wainhouse@naturalengland.org.uk

Great to collaborate with @DomainOfScience on this new video, with our scientists inputting on the fascinating map of fungi 🍄🌍 From medicines to forests, fungi are a kingdom of life shaping our world. Discover just how important they are in 20 minutes 👇 ow.ly/u4fc50X2JRo

The Fascinating Map of Fungi

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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We had a blast at the Fungi Festival debuting our new Fungi Workshop + Foraging Game! 🍄🌧 Big thanks to everyone who joined us in the rain + mud, and congrats to our game winners! We've also teamed up with the Great Science Share to create 3 fab fungi resources - check them out here: buff.ly/bK2LCnZ

You heard right! I'll be announcing an online self-help group tomorrow that will include some teaching. @jandbio.bsky.social will be involved along with other professional researchers. And I have tutors signed up for an in-person training in autumn2026!

Collecting #AquaticHyphomycete spores is easy. They get caught up in large numbers in river foam. Foam can be scooped up into a jar. @funaction.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk @panspecieslisting.bsky.social @msafungi.bsky.social